Fastening clip and means for attaching the same



G; L ARsEN Jime 9,- 1931 FASTHIING CLIP AND MEANS FOR ATTACH-186183 SA!Filed 001:. 22. 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented June 9, 1931" UNITEDSTATES GABRIEL LARSEN, 0F SPRINGFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIG'NbRITO E. COM

PA N F EPI IANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.', A COBPORATION'QF NEW YORKFASTENING CLIP AND MEANS roa ATTlicnINej rim SAME Application filedOctober 22, 1.929. SeiialNb. 401,410.

the cap of a fountain pen in connection with which I have illustrated myinvention, and a fastening clip attached thereto, a certain portion ofthe figure being broken away to illustrate parts in section; Fig. 2 is asection taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view similar toFig. 1 illustrating a modified form of the attaching means for the clip;Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1 illustrating a further modification of my invention;Fig.

6 is a section taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5; V

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating a still further modifiedform of my invention, and Fig. 8 is a sectional plan view taken alongthe line 88 of Fig. 7. I

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings, and first to Figs. 1 and 2, 10 is the capof a fountain pen, the same being oftubular form to which is attached afastening clip 11. The wall of the cap 10 is perforated and is hereshown as formed with two openings 12. The base portion 13 of thefastening clip is provided with lugs 14 which extend through theopenings 12 in the wall of the cap 10. Inthe embodiment of my inventionillustratedin Figs. 1 and 2,

the lugs 14 are perforated as at 15, and a bar 7 16 passes through saidopenings on the inside of the wall of the tubular member and extendsslightly beyond the perforated portionof the wall of the pen cap.

The ends of the lugs 14 are turned outwardly and upwardly over the endsof the bar 16 and preferably into engagement, or substantial engagement,with the inner wall of the pen cap. The operation of bending the ends ofthe lugs outwardly and upwardly over the ends of the bar is performed bya suitable tool which need not be described. In the embodiment of myinvention here illus trated, the lugs 14 are struck up from-the baseportion '13 ofthe' fastening clip. v

In the embodiment of my invention illustratedin Figs-B and 4, a'staple17 provided with two lugs '14 is secured to the base 13 of the fasteningclip preferably b y welding, and the lugs extend through openings in thewall of the .pen cap as they doin Fig. 1. In

3? fm yinvention here shown, the bar 16 is'fla't and lies against theinner surface of the wall of the pen cap. The ends of the lugs 14 arebentup around' the ends of the lugs 14 .as in Fi l. i

:In the embodiment o my lnventioniillustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, a staple17 is secured to the .base'portion 13 of the clip as in Fig.

3, and the ends thereof arebent outwardly and upwardly and preferablybite into the wall of thepen clip. l

In the embodiment of my invention illus trated in Figs. 7 and 8, a flator c lindrical plate 18 is provided with two sets 0 openings l 12 and 12This'plate is placed within the cap or other tubular member, and thelugs 14 are inserted through the openings 12, 12 of j the two sets, andthe ends thereof'vare then bent outwardly andupwardly into theopenings'l2 g-l2 thereby securely attaching the fastening clip to thewallof the cap.

Fastening clips have usually been attached to a pen cap or the wall of apencil by riveting the same thereto. Difficulty has been experienced,however, because of the tendency of 1 the pivots to be torn out eitherof the clip or the wall of the tubular member to which itis fastened, orboth. V I m In accordance with'my invention, no rivets are providedwhich can in practice be loos ened. Furthermore, the attaching means forthe pen clip,whichare provided in accordance with my invention, securelyattach the pen clip to the tubular member with no possibility of itsbeing disengaged therefrom. Furthermore, the outer portion of thefastening clip attached to the tubular member in accordance with myinvention, presents a plain surface with no rivets appearing and Whichissightly in appearance.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a

tubular member the wall of which is provided with two spaced openings, afastening clip the base of which comprises twov lugs extending throughsaid openings, and a bar provided with openings located within saidtubulartmember and spanningsaid openings and extending beyond the same,the ends of said lugs passing through said openings and bein bentupwardly and outwardly to secure sai bar in position against the innerwall of said tubular member. 7 I 2. In a device of the characterdescribed, a tubular member the wall of which is provided with twospaced openings, a fastening clip 7 having a base portion: adapted toengage said ,7 i I straight portion welded to the base portion ofthrough said openings, thev ends of-said lugs,

tubular. member, and a .staple havmg asaid-clip and formed with lugsextending i being bent to secure the clip in position against the outerwall of said tubular meme her.

I tubularmember the wall of which is provided with two spacedopenings,'a fastening clipthe base of which comprises two lugs extendingthrough said openings, and a flat bar provided with two sets ofopenings, each set i comprising two openings, the respective lugsextending through one of the openingsofeach set and being bent at theirends upwardly into the other openings. 1

4. Ina device of the'character described, a tubular member having aperforated wall, a fastening clip thebase of which comprises twoperforated lugs extending through said i perforated wall, and a barextending through the perforations of said lugs within the wall 7 ofsaid tubular member and beyond the perforated portion of said wall, theends of said over the ends of said bar.

,3. In a device of'the character described, a

GABRIEL LARs'E

